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Citation

Wilmot, R. & Ness, R. (2009), Domestic and International Terrorism. Pearson Custom Publishing,

Articles

http://www.ngonewsafrica.org/?p=6931

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/24/usa-us-national-security

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jan/01/world/la-fg-egypt-church-attack-20110102

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http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20004080-10391695.htm

Module 7

Single issue terrorism are applied to controversial issuessuch as enviromental and animal right activists

Signle issue terrorism is seeking government change on a significant issue

Political extremeist hardly ever resort to violence to help support their cause

Ideological terrorism are political terrorists that seek out targets for a symbol value to intemidate those that dont belong to their group

Ethnic terrorist attack symbolic targets

Goals of ethnic terrorists are to strenghten their ethnic identity and increase political control

Ethinic Terrorism isdeliberate violence by a sub national ethnic group to advance it causes

Terrorism can be ethnic, ideological, religious, domestic, or international

Module 6

Most terrorist attacks today do not have clear political goals

When recruiting new terrorist age, sex, education, economic status, socialization towards violence, alienation towards western values, religious fanaticism is looked at by the faction recruiting

Terrorist show characteristic of motivation and religious fanticism

Terroist are usually highly eduacated which help them carry out the most complex of plans

Terrorist have a lack of pitty or remorse

Terrorist show dedications to a greater cause

Crusaders committ terrorist acts to gain power and prestiege

Criminals perform terrorist acts for personnel gains

Crazies are emotionally disturbed individuals that committ terrorism for reasons that dont make sense to others

Categories of Terrorists: Crazies, Criminals, Crusaders

Module 5

Defacement of Website is a form of vandilism targeted at a website

Denail of Attack is when an attack is designed to disalbe online operations

Diinformation is when information or rumors are spread

Destruction is the entry to a computer or network with intent to harm and damage

Incursion is an Unauthorized access to a computer system or network

Types of Cyber Attacks: Incursion, Destruction, Disinformation, Denial of Attack, and Defacement of Websites

Cyber Terrorist have many reasons to conduct cyber-terrorism: Curiosity, Excitement, Publicity, Personal gains, Revenge, Activism, Religious causes

Chemical weapons are abundantly available and easy to construct

Nuclear Weapons are the most powerful and destructive weapons. Nuclear weapons can cause widespread panic

Chemical weapons include: Blistering, Blood, Choking, and Nevre Agents

It is a high probability that terrorist will continue to try and aquire Weapons of Mass Destruction

Chemical & Biologocal weapons are cheap put difficult to produce

Suicide bombing is a community activity

Suicide bombing are the prefered method due to the fact that they are cost effective, accurate, and instills fear

Suicide bombers are considered a new type of terrorist

Module 4

Domestic & International Terroris share the same tactics: kidnapping, hostage taking, hi-jacking,a dn bombings

The U.S. handles domestic terrorism acts as an ordinary criminal act

Transnational Terrorismis networking or terrorist from national bounderies

Right-Wing Extremeism fight to protect the system as it is or return it to the way that it was. Groups included are white supremacists

Insurgent Terrorism includes nationalists, and anarchist groups that perpatrate issues with violence

Domestic Terroism takes three main forms, insurgent terrorism, right-wing extremeism, transnational terrorism

Module 3

DHS broke itself into 4 divisions: Border and Transportaion Security, Emergency Preparedness Response, CBRN Countermeasures, and Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection

Homeland security has created a list of long term goals in cluding awareness, protection, recovery, prevention, response, service, and organizational excellence

The Homeland Security Act was passed in 2002, thus creating the Department of Homeland Security, and their main goal is to seek out and prevent terrorist attacks in the US

Insufficent traing for airport security, and failure to aquire new technology for bag screning is a main cause of 9/11

Prior to 9/11, security of the US was handled by a combination of government agencies, law enforcement agencies, and military

Module 2

Numerous treaties have been put into place locally and internationally to create a formalized structure to deter terrorismsuch as: The Bonn Agreement, The Nuclear Non-Proleferation Treaty, Biological Weapons Convention, and Chemical Weapons Convention.

Covert operations from the US has included subversion, propaganda, disinformation, and false documentation for foreign governments

Technical Intel uses imgaes from satelites and aerail reconnaissance

Human intel is when a agents or operatives go into dangerous conditions to gather sensitive information

There are 2 types of intel: Human Intel, and technical intel

The government spends about $20 billiond dollars a year collecting intel on terrorist groups

HomeLand Security created 5 levels of terrorism alerts

2001 President Bush created the Office of HomeLand Security, the purpose was to protect the US from furthure more terroist attack

Module 1

Cycle of violence is an act of violence that results in another act that is equally violent

State Terrorism is acts of terrorism that the state committs against defenseless victims

Tyrannnicide is the assasination of a political leader

Specail Operation Forces were put into place to fight terrorism, and provide counterterrorism tactics

Types of Terror: endemic, dynastic assassination, focused random terror, and tactical terror

Terrorism involves the following components: Violence, Audience, Fear, Innocent Victims, and Political and Ideological Goals

Terrorism is the use of violence and threats to intimidate or coerce, especially for political purposes.